scholarly journals Aspect in the Imperative across Slavic - a corpus driven pilot study

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruprecht Von Waldenfels
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
The West

The present paper presents a corpus-driven study of aspect in the imperative across Slavic, drawing on 13 versions of Bulgakov's Master i Margarita in 11 languages as included in the ParaSol corpus (Waldenfels 2006). Taking departure from imperative contexts in the Russian original, it is shown that differences in aspect use follow an areal pattern. The results are largely consistent with theories such as forwarded by Barentsen (1998) and Dickey (2000) that emphasize the existence of two focal groups of aspect use in the East and the West and the results of the questionaire-based study reported in Benacchio (2010).

Cattle keeping, fertilization and water quality - a pilot study

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
Pascal Maret
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
The West ◽  
Breeding Management ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Cultivation Methods ◽  
Cattle Husbandry

Significant damage to surface water is caused by cattle husbandry. Only one global approach of water management and farming techniques (breeding management and cultivation methods) will ensure significant results. A pilot study run in the west of France proved that water quality can easily be improved by renovating the cattle buildings. It also showed that manure used as a fertilizer covers cultivation needs, which allows substantial savings for the farmers.

scholarly journals Application of seismo-stratigraphic interpretation techniques to offshore West Greenland

1988 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
J.A Chalmers
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Seismic Interpretation ◽  
Shelf Break ◽  
The West ◽  
Regional Geology ◽  
West Greenland ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Greenland Basin ◽  
Basement Ridge

A pilot study is being conducted to determine if the use of seismo-stratigraphic interpretation techniques can increase the understanding af the geology of offshore West Greenland in order to reassess the prospectivity of the area. During the period 1975 to 1979, a number of concessions offshore West Greenland were licensed to various consortia of oil companies to search for petroleum. Some 40 000 km of seismic data were acquired, all of which is now released. Five wells were drilled, all of them dry, and all concessions were relinquished by the industry by 1979. The regional geology of offshore West Greenland has been summarised by Manderscheid (1980) and Henderson et al. (1981). They show the West Greenland Basin to consist of fairly uniformly westward dipping sediments bordered near the shelf break by a basement ridge. These authors used what may be termed 'conventional' techniques of seismic interpretation. However, since that time the techniques of seismo-stratigraphy (Vail et al., 1977; Hubbard et al., 1985) have become established. They are now being applied to study seismic data acquired during the mid-1970s.

scholarly journals Inaccuracy in the Translation of Dentistry Terms from English into Arabic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. p10
Author(s):  
Ayman R. Nazzal ◽  
Mohammad F. Khmous
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The Other ◽  
The West ◽  
American University ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Technical Translation ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The City

This study investigates the inaccuracies manifested in the translation of dental terms from English into Arabic by Palestinian dentists. It underscores the fact that the translation of dental terms is part and parcel of technical translation; and accounts for the major causes and provides an adequate solution for such inaccuracies.The findings of the study point out the shortcomings of using different dental translation strategies simultaneously for the same term and point out that the experience and the institutional background of the dentists have a profound impact on the accuracy of translating dental terms. The findings have also underlined the difference between technical and conventional translation rules. While the study points out that dentists have used Arabicisation, transliteration, and descriptive translation strategies for the accomplishment of adequate equivalences in the translation of dental terms, it has shown also that Arabicisation is highly neglected and rarely used by dentists in comparison with the other two translation strategies. Transliteration is the most common especially among specialists and descriptive is mainly used by dentists with non-specialists.The methodology used in this study relied heavily on the data taken from a pilot study, carried out through the distribution of a questionnaire to a hundred dentists at the American University in the city of Jenin and in the city of Nablus on the West Bank, followed with a number of personal interviews with a number of dentists.

A Pilot Study of Selected Japanese Nurses’ Ideas on Patient Advocacy

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne J Davis ◽  
Emiko Konishi ◽  
Marie Tashiro
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patient Advocacy ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
The West ◽  
Nursing Advocacy ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
Nursing College ◽  
Japanese Nurses

This pilot study had two purposes: (1) to review recent Japanese nursing literature on nursing advocacy; and (2) to obtain data from nurses on advocacy. For the second purpose, 24 nurses at a nursing college in Japan responded to a questionnaire. The concept of advocacy, taken from the West, has become an ethical ideal for Japanese nurses but one that they do not always understand, or, if they do, they find it difficult to fulfil. They cite nursing leadership support as necessary to enacting this role. Discussion on the meaning of and the rationale for advocacy in a society where goodness or badness is relative to social situations and its impact may reveal two parallel but overlapping views of morality. Such a situation would not only influence notions of advocacy but also possibly render them more complex.

Peer Review—The West Australian Experience

1979 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Medical System ◽  
The West ◽  
Review Group ◽  
Subsequent Discussion ◽  
Australian Experience

In view of the Department of Health's recommendations that Peer Review be accepted as an integral part of the medical system, local members of the college volunteered to take part in a pilot study. Those involved were divided into three groups and were left to devise their own system. Following subsequent discussion and assessment, a workable scheme evolved as described. This system employs a ‘rolling’ or an on going technique in which a group of four psychiatrists form the peer review group. Following each assessment a new member joins the team and the longest serving person is assessed before leaving. The problems and difficulties of peer review are discussed and the importance of the link between peer review and continuing education is stressed.

scholarly journals Psychosocial health and menopausal symptoms in Palestinian women in the West Bank: a pilot study

The Lancet ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 390 ◽  
pp. S19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiraz Nasr ◽  
Sawsan Imseeh ◽  
Lee Moya Bradley ◽  
Asad Ramlawi ◽  
Rita Giacaman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Women

scholarly journals Factors and conditions influencing the willingness of Irish consumers to try insects: a pilot study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Kane ◽  
M. Dermiki
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Food Source ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The West ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Do So

Entomophagy is being explored as a sustainable food source in Western countries to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Studies conducted in various European countries determine the factors affecting willingness to consume insects. The current study aims to gain the first insight on this topic in Ireland, a country with a long farming tradition. A survey including open- and closed-ended questions was developed and sent to students and staff of an institute of technology in the West of Ireland. The willingness to consume insects and the factors affecting willingness to consume them under different conditions were assessed. It was found that less neophobic males who do not follow a particular diet were most receptive to entomophagy. People who were willing to try insects were less willing if the insects were to be eaten whole. People who were not willing were more inclined to do so if they were disguised or used to feed livestock. Food neophobia, disgust and safety concerns were barriers to acceptance. Tasty products containing disguised insects in familiar foods are the most likely to be accepted. Education and taste tests are recommended first steps to introducing entomophagy. Using insects to feed livestock has the potential to improve acceptance of entomophagy by introducing insects in the supply chain. However, further research should be conducted to assess acceptance of this amongst Irish farmers. The current study agrees with findings of studies conducted in other European countries and reveals the conditions under which insects could become acceptable among Irish consumers.

scholarly journals Using the New Generation of IS Development Techniques in Effective Group Learning: A Pilot Study of a Team-Based Approach in an IT Course

10.28945/2715 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Linton Van Der Vyver ◽  
Michael Lane
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Real World ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Extreme Programming ◽  
The West ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Is Development ◽  
Effective Group ◽  
New Generation

Adaptive and fluid applications development methodologies such as Prototyping, RAD, FAD and Extreme Programming have emerged in recent years in response to organisational realities that include rapid change, uncertainty and ambiguity. These methodologies are well suited to the team-based approach that has become so important in the modern organisation. Yet, many educational programmes in the West still focus on individual learning and assessment. This paper reports on a pilot study where team-based methods are incorporated into a demanding undergraduate I.T. course. An attempt is also made to create a learning environment that incorporates elements of the ‘real world.’ It is established that a team-based approach, where there is a focus on interdependency and group learning, can lead to some dramatic improvements in the performance of IT students but a number of unexpected problems emerge.

Managing research data at an academic library in a developing country

IFLA Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamin Renwick ◽  
Marsha Winter ◽  
Michelle Gill
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
The West ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The University

Managing research data has become an issue for many universities. In the Caribbean, the St Augustine Campus Libraries at the University of the West Indies are keenly aware of the need to support researchers in this regard. The objectives of this study were to identify current practices in managing research data on the campus and to determine a possible role for the Campus Libraries. A pilot study of 100 researchers on the campus was conducted. Analysis of the 65 valid responses revealed that while researchers owned data sets they had little knowledge or experience in managing such. This low level of awareness is instructive and validates a role for the Campus Libraries to play in supporting researchers on campus. The Campus Libraries need to sensitize researchers about what data planning and managing research data entail as well as provide technical assistance with actual data storage.

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